Corral Peak Oct 11, 2026 27 miles, 7kft gain Survey Results:Â 7994.2ft +/-0.3ft NAVD88. Corral moves up to number 199 on WA top 200 list There are still a few edge case peaks left on the WA Top 200 list that may or may not qualify. LiDAR data was published… Continue reading
Goodell Creek Bushwhack Oct 4, 2026, 5am – 7pm 23 miles, 4kft gain I have some objectives deep in the Pickets in the North Cascades that would benefit from the shortest possible approach, which is Goodell Creek coming from the south. There is a trail part way up Goodell Creek,… Continue reading
Mount St Helens Survey 2026 Eric and Parthiv Oct 1, 9am – 6pm. Results: St Helens has eroded down 0.4ft since late Sept 2025 and the summit has moved 4.7ft to the east. It is still the 102nd highest peak in WA. Mt St Helens has been losing elevation regularly… Continue reading
Most Remote Point in Baker Wilderness Complex Sept 27, 2026 38 miles, 10kft gain, 6am – 6:30pm I’m interested in visiting remote places in the Washington, and one objective measure of remoteness is distance from the nearest road or location where a road can legally be built. Roads are not… Continue reading
Eldorado Survey + Dorado Needle Sept 19, 2026 14 miles, 8300ft gain Eric, Comma Eldorado Peak is a former icecap peak that still has a remnant ice summit, so I’m surveying it twice a year in mid spring and late summer to track elevation change of the remnant ice summit…. Continue reading
Alaska Fishing Sept 5-13, 2026 Eric Gilbertson, Matthew Gilbertson, Jacob Gilbertson Sept 5 – Fly to Anchorage Sept 6 – Fish at Peters Creek, Edmonds Lake, fly to Barrow/Utqiagvik, swim in Arctic Ocean Sept 7 – Drive to northernmost point, see polar bear tracks and freshly caught whale, fly to… Continue reading
Rainier and Liberty Cap Temperature and Elevation Measurements Aug 20, 2026 Eric Gilbertson, Olly Cohen, Greg Scruggs, Alex Canizaro Results: -Rainier summit had 29 days above freezing June 13 – Aug 20 (42% of days were above freezing) -255 hours were above freezing (16% of time) -Max summit temp 41F,… Continue reading
Colfax Peak Survey Aug 18, 2026 Eric, Olly, Joshua Results: Summit melted down 2.6ft since last summer measurement in 2024. Current elevation 9441.8ft +/-0.2ft NAVD88. Still an icecapped peak, but ice summit only 3.3ft higher than nearby rock summit. Colfax Peak is one of only two remaining icecapped peaks in… Continue reading
Eldorado + Tepeh Tower Aug 24, 2026 We left Cascade River Road at 4am Monday morning and made good time up to Eldorado, reaching the summit by 9:30am. The remnant ice summit looked a lot taller than I remembered it in previous summers, and that may be because I’d always… Continue reading
Highpoints of the Americas Eric Gilbertson May 26, 2010 – July 27, 2026 The Highpoints of the Americas is a challenging peakbagging objective consisting of climbing 35 country highpoints – the 23 country highpoints of North America plus the 12 country highpoints of South America. Nobody had previously completed this… Continue reading